WHAT IS F.G.M.:
Female genital mutilation of which there are varying degrees. Inflicted on girls the horrifying procedure leaves lifelong physical, mental and emotional scars.
HOW IS IT PERFORMED:
Held down by older women, their legs are forced open, the clitoris, libia minor and libia major are cut off then sewn together or held together with thorns. A razor blade, penknife, piece of glass or sharp piece of tin are used for the procedure and no painkiller is used. In some cases the child is made to sit in cold water before hand to slightly numb the area. The little girl's legs are then bound for 40 days while a scar forms sealing her shut except for a small opening for urine and menstrual blood. Many die from shock and blood loss but the death is attributed to bad spirits. The psychological terror associated with the procedure leaves many in post traumatic stress and shock. Emotionally they may never recover. Marital relations can include being cut open on the wedding night which assures the male of a virgin. Childbirth is an absolute nightmare and also quite often results in death for both the child and the mother.
HOW MANY ARE AFFECTED:
According to Amnesty International, six girls a minute are subject to various forms of fgm.
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rhanley
maybe in video reality terms we should allow the person to deal with struggles inside a region/nation of their choice (let them be a ruler) and then they would be interlinked with peoples representing the other nations or using the computer to simulate problems they would encounter with the other nations.
Other options they could choose would to be a world leader and as time progresses they have to attempt to better solve the world's problems at the time, taking into account cause and effect all over.
They could also choose to create their own nation and world,not a representation of our world today, with or without being linked to other people, and they would encounter common problems but not linked to any particular time space or region. etc... etc..... I have lots of those ideas...
I also agree with Sara that a United Nations type assembly is needed (for class).
Slave/able body person trade would add a unique spin and along with that adding in a civil war within a country(s) would be fun as well.
And of course as many others have stated already the environment plays a major factor (maybe the player could choose the epoch in which they will play in)
Building: we could have economy enhanced by travel in certain countries, so other countries can use their resources and trading to build "monumental" sites.
The video game should be kind of like our website building it will become "easier" more fun and challenging as you progress and feel out the game. (should be able to pretty much self teach or the game will prompt you throughout with you options and choices.)
mwesch wrote:
> Hi class,
> Post your world simulation ideas here. Read Wallerstein, Lappe & Collins, and the first 2 pages of Wolf. Using the ideas you gather there, re-write the rules and post them here.
mwesch wrote:
> Hi class,
> Post your world simulation ideas here. Read Wallerstein, Lappe & Collins, and the first 2 pages of Wolf. Using the ideas you gather there, re-write the rules and post them here.